By Dan Ambrose: Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) complained of a left hand injury following his 12-round unanimous decision over one game, but held off Gennadiy Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs). KOs) on Saturday night in their trilogy match at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Canelo revealed that he needs surgery on his left hand and that he cannot lift a glass with it.
If that’s the case, that could explain why Canelo didn’t let go of his hands tonight and missed his shots quite often.
Golovkin looked bad for the first seven or eight rounds, not letting go of his hands and letting Canelo build up an insurmountable lead.
The scores were: 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113.
Canelo shows respect to Golovkin
“Thank you very much, Golovkin. Thank you my friend. We gave the fans three very good fights. Thanks for everything,” Canelo Álvarez told Golovkin after the fight.
“Thank you so much for your support. I’ve been through some tough things in my life,” Canelo continued. “The only thing you can do is keep going.
“I’ve been through tough times with my loss and I’ve shown that losses are great because they allow you to come back and show humility. He’s [Golovkin] very good fighter. He is strong. I am happy to share the ring with him.
“I’m going to keep going and keep my legacy strong. From the first round, I know, it’s tough,” Canelo said when asked when he realized he couldn’t knock out Golovkin.
Hand surgery needed
“I need surgery on my hand after this because I’m not good with my left hand. I need surgery, but I’m fine. I am a warrior, and that is why I am here.
“A lot. I can’t hold a glass,” Canelo said when asked if his left hand injury bothered him. “Look, I’m a warrior. No, I wasn’t surprised. I know him. He has good genetics,” Canelo said when he met he asked if he was bothered by Golovkin’s late rise in the championship rounds.
“He is a strong fighter. He doesn’t surprise me. I am happy to share the ring with him. We gave the fans three really good fights. I’m glad to be involved in those kinds of fights,” Canelo said.
“Everyone knows this is a high-level class, the best fight for boxing,” Golovkin said. “Everyone knows Canelo. Any wrong step changes the fight. If he lands a hit, the fight is over.
“Look at his face and my face. It’s clean because this is high level because we trained well and put on a very good fight as a result of that. This fight is more tactical like chess,” Golovkin said.
